"Your Majesty, no matter what, I think one more friend is better than one more enemy!"
"The Huns have 200,000 horses. If they fall to the Western Barbarians... the consequences will be disastrous!"
Guan Hetai was extremely careful when he said these words, but Zhao Yanxun also listened.
The Huns had 200,000 cavalry, plus the cavalry of the Western Barbarians who caused trouble. This destructive power was not ordinary.
Today, the Jin Dynasty has only 40,000 cavalry available, and only 30,000 are sent to the northwest.
Although the infantry of the Jin Dynasty is very strong, the cavalry can come and go freely, and the infantry must always be passive.
"When the time comes, I'm afraid that our entire Jin Dynasty will be guarded by Tianshan, Beidi and even Longyou!"
At the end of the sentence, Guan Hetai's voice became smaller and smaller. Apparently, he felt that these words were "out of time".
"Master Guan, you are too ambitious for others and destroy your own prestige!" Chen Anming said coldly.
Although the two have a good relationship in private, they do not take their personal relationships into consideration when discussing matters in court.
"If I don't have other people's ambitions, how can I act on my will in military affairs?" Guan Hetai retorted.
But seeing Zhao Yanxun's gloomy expression, the two of them quickly shut up and said nothing. They still had some eyesight.
The two cabinet members generally considered it from a financial point of view and felt that blood transfusions to the Huns should not continue. To be more precise, they were opposed to it from the beginning.
Coupled with Chen Anming's opposition, the result seemed certain, but Guan Hetai's words made Zhao Yanxun hesitate again.
If the Huns rebelled, they would have hundreds of thousands of cavalry. If they really wanted to fight, they would be in big trouble.
Troops from various parts of the country cannot be mobilized now. Can the 100,000 troops in the northwest be defended?
For the Western Barbarians and the Huns, the purpose of invading south was to survive. They would not have any reservations and would definitely fight to the death to survive.
"Let's put this matter aside for the time being. Let's make a decision after the situation with the Xiongnu becomes clearer!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.
"The Emperor's Holy Ming!"
In other words, this matter has been put on hold for the time being, and the so-called situation is clear, but we don't know when we will wait.
Afterwards, the monarch and his ministers discussed other matters, and Zhao Yanxun asked the two privy envoys to leave.
But after a while, there was a young eunuch outside reporting that the concubine and his wife had come to see him.
Compared with other women in the harem, Tiya had her own charm, which Zhao Yanxun liked very much, so she went to bed in the first few days.
In the past few days when the Huns were in trouble, Zhao Yanxun had not gone to see her. On the contrary, he deliberately avoided her.
Who knew, now they have taken the initiative to come here!
Zhao Yanxun felt a little ashamed when he thought of the sweet words he said during those nights when the two of them were good together.
"Tell her that I want to discuss something, and if you have anything to report to the Queen!"
Zhao Yanxun naturally knew that Tiya was banned, and he naturally contributed to such a punishment.
After the chamberlain accepted the order, Zhao Yanxun thought he could get close to him, but unexpectedly the other party came in again after a while.
After turning on the system's perception ability, Zhao Yanxun found that Tiya was still waiting outside the palace gate. Yuzi asked: "What's wrong?"
"Reporting to the emperor, I told the concubine that if the emperor...the emperor abandons her, she will not live in this world!"
"Empress, she held the hairpin to her neck, she was already bleeding..."
Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun couldn't help but raise his forehead.
Tia is a strong woman. If she said she would not live in this world, she would really commit suicide.
Regardless of having an affair or considering her relationship with the Huns, Tiya cannot die now.
"Bring her into the palace!"
"yes!"
After a while, Tiya with disheveled hair walked into the hall, with determination in her eyes at this moment.
"Your Majesty, I have something to ask you!"
This is not the etiquette of a minister asking a monarch, but it seems like a conflict between a husband and wife.
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In the entire harem, even the most disrespectful Huang Rongrong never spoke to Zhao Yanxun in a "questioning" tone.
Ignoring Tiya, Zhao Yanxun glanced at Wu Hong who was waiting on the side and said: "You all get out!"
After a while, there were only two men and women left in the hall.
"Why do you want to hurt yourself?" Zhao Yanxun said.
"The emperor hates my concubine, what's the point of my concubine living?" Tiya replied.
"When did I say I disliked you? Could it be that someone told you something nonsense?"
If it was that concubine who used despicable means to alienate the relationship, she indeed should be severely punished.
"The imperial court and the Xiongnu are at odds with each other, so why would the emperor hide this from his concubines?" Tiya took a step closer.
"Who told you that?" Zhao Yanxun's eyes showed a cold light.
With just this look, Tiya was so frightened that her heart trembled. Only at this moment did she know what an emperor was.
"It's the palace maid who was forced by my concubine!" Tiya quickly explained, she didn't want the palace maid to die as a result.
"Now that you have entered the palace, you are no longer the princess of the Huns, but the concubine of my Great Jin Dynasty. It is not your place to ask about these things!" Zhao Yanxun said in a serious tone.
"Live your life with peace of mind, follow the Queen's instructions, and don't ask too much about anything else!"
Tiya was originally very aggressive, but after being scolded by Zhao Yanxun, she felt guilty.
She really shouldn't get involved in a man's family affairs, and it was really too much to ask now.
But she was also sure of one thing: there were indeed some problems with the relationship between the imperial court and the Huns.
However, right now she is more concerned about another thing.
"If the emperor dislikes my concubine, he can send me out of the palace!" Tiya summoned up the courage to say.
At this time, she cared about the love of her children. It didn't mean that Tiya was heartless, but she never imagined that the Huns would change drastically after she left.
"How can I say that I dislike you? Go back to the palace and copy the books!" Zhao Yanxun said with a serious face.
Tiya turned around and left. After taking a few steps, she turned back and asked, "Your Majesty, are my father, brother, and I okay?"
This question really gets to the point.
Originally, he could have replied "Everything is fine", but after hesitating for a few seconds, Zhao Yanxun said: "Your father is sick, and your eldest brother is taking care of him!"
Zhao Yanxun was afraid that Tiya would not be able to accept the truth directly, so he gave a more euphemistic explanation.
For a moment, Tia was stunned.
Her expression disappeared, and she walked out of the hall in a daze.
Zhao Yanxun sighed, this world is not a fairy tale, there are some things that you must face by yourself.
Tia's trip made him rethink how to deal with the relationship with the Huns.
After about ten minutes, Zhao Yanxun finally dipped his pen in ink and started writing on the paper.
His decision was that no matter how the Huns responded now, they would have to wait until their situation stabilized before renegotiating cooperation.
As for how to calculate the situation as stable, Zhao Yanxun believed that it needed confirmation from Jin Yiwei.
Soon, an imperial edict was written, and Zhao Yanxun called Wu Hong over and asked him to pass the content to Luo Lun.
This matter naturally has to go to the northwest governor, Commander-in-Chief Luo Lun.
After finishing these things, Zhao Yanxun immersed himself in the memorials again, reading several hundred minutes of memorials every day. This was an unbeatable thing.
If it were not for the cabinet's advice, his workload would be even greater, and it would be normal for him not to rest for a moment.
Although it happened across the country, no matter how long Zhao Yanxun watched it, he would always think of the chaos in the northwest.
There is no way, the biggest pressure on him right now is coming from the northwest.
Half an hour later, Zhao Yanxun put down the memorial in his hand, stood up, walked to the main hall, and said: "Go and invite the cabinet, the Privy Council, and the six chief officials!"
With such a lineup, it was obvious that they were going to discuss important military and national affairs. Wu Hong did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately arranged for someone to pass the news.